Essendon Royals 1-2 Malvern City FC in the VPL 2, round 4.

Essendon Royals won 1, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 4 matches (W–L–L–L), scoring 9 and conceding 12.

Malvern City FC won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–L–W), scoring 14 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 2 times: Essendon Royals 1 win, Malvern City FC 1, 0 draws.